Babesia microti
American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary:
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Babesia mi·cro·ti
(mī-krō'tī)
n.
n.
A species of Babesia that causes babesiosis in humans, usually transmitted by the northern deer tick.
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Babesia microti
n.pl
Parasitic protozoan microbes from the Apicomplexa phylum, spread primarily by ticks. They are implicated in babesiosis, a disease with malarialike manifestations.
